THIS WEEK’S NUMBER: 77% That’s how much of last quarter’s global AI funding went to just 63 companies. If you’re buying HR AI outside that group, you’re betting on their survival, not your outcomes. AI in HR is now an

Ageism used to be a late‑career problem. The evidence says it starts much sooner – and AI sourcing is about to make it permanent. Most organizations believe they’re searching the labour market when they hire. In reality, they’re searching whatever

We still call it talent acquisition, but that’s not what your stack is doing anymore. Your hiring system is an access-control layer that strangers touch all day. When trust breaks, the question isn’t just “who did we hire?” It’s “who

Most AI risk stories start with hackers and end with technical controls. This one doesn’t. It starts with your highest performers on a deadline, reaching for tools you never approved, and handing over the data you rely on to explain

Across organizations, AI slipped into HR through quiet product updates, reshaping who gets hired, promoted, or managed out long before most leaders realized what had changed. This article looks at how unvalidated AI features embedded in common HR tools create

By Sandra Stuart, founder of OctanePeople, a boutique Talent Acquisition and Recruitment firm that works with organizational leaders on evidence-based hiring and talent strategy. Work has always been a deal. You trade time, energy, and health; the organization trades money,